In Brenham, Texas, Keric Wheatfall and his family would go to their grandmother’s house out in the countryside with a wide-open field that’s 300 yards of grass and rocks.
Ignoring the gravel and sticker bugs, everyone played football without pads and without worries. Keric’s older brother, Kerry Wheatfall Jr., said it best: if you’re going to play football in the country, “you gon’ play football” — aggressive and rough.
But that didn’t matter because it was fun being around family and friends. Kerry Jr. said that kind of experience doesn’t leave a person. Playing in the country can be like playing at a stadium because the football team is like another family.